billcoe Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 full story: http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=313170 Headline: Seattle cartoonist launches "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" OK.....sounds innocent enough, what could possibly piss anyone off with this fun idea to explore how folks feel about religious tolerance? I wonder what other nuggets of wisdom that the next Molly Norris "post modern stress disorder" cartoon will contain? Edit to remove stupid cartoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/04/creators-of-everybody-draw-muhammad-day-abandon-effort-after-it-becomes-controversial.html She chickens out and cancels the event. Turns out, she has learned that Muslims would be unhappy and "who knew that would happen"? "why did she send the cartoon to the media in the first place? "Because I'm an idiot," Norris replied." Wellllll DUHHH! HELLO! MCFLY, ANYONE HOME UP THERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 As long as everyone exercises their first-amendment rights in a sharia-compliant manner, everything will be just fine. "An extremist issues the death sentence, a moderate explains why you deserve it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Everyone has a god given right to whack a hornets nest and then stand there and watch - you just better be sure you have thick enough skin for the response before you swing that stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Please register my outrage at this hostile act of aggression!!... Wait, what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 If Zombie Jesus and Bobblehead Mohammed went mano a mano, who would win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Yet more proof that some people are more trouble dead than alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 The cartoonist should have posted her contest on CC, where you can't swing a really large house cat without hitting a death threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archenemy Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 I hate cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 The cats don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 I can haz pork? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 i like porking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Everyone has a god given right to whack a hornets nest and then stand there and watch - you just better be sure you have thick enough skin for the response before you swing that stick. You seem to be suggesting that it's the person that's deciding when there'll be trouble in this scenario. That is, what constitutes "swinging the stick." As this and virtually every other scenario like it demonstrates, it's clearly the "hornets" that decide what constitutes a provocation that invites violent retribution, and what doesn't. How consistently are you willing to apply this framework to religious fanatics? Is every doctor that performs abortions heedlessly inflaming the sensibilities of Christian fundamentalists in such a way that we should all just yawn and drop the "hornet-stick" metaphor when one or two of them get murdered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 And every hold is solid, every placement is perfect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 And every hold is solid, every placement is perfect... Every evasion wrapped in a cryptic allusion to sport-climbing in the place of a clear statement of principle is, actually, a perfectly clear answer. Good to know where you stand on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choada_Boy Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 I think every Muslim should wear a yellow Crescent Moon so I know who not to offend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 These fanatics must be shown the error of their ways BY ANY MEANS PALATABLE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Literally. Who wants a Mochachino? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 You mean IRAQ was not an effective deterrent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 If I had to go through life not offending anyone... ...yeah...not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Oh, is there a principle in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I believe the principle is "Hey, humorless, religious fundamentalists: Kiss my ass!" a principle I wholeheartedly agree with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 I believe the principle is "Hey, humorless, religious fundamentalists: Kiss my ass!" a principle I wholeheartedly agree with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Fucking idol worshippers deserve ebbyting dey get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Oh, is there a principle in there? Internal dialogue? Broader question about the: -decadent fin de siecle nihilist routine that kicks in at every ridiculous pretext for outrage. "Stop making trouble with your cartoons." -Craven self-censorship masquerading as courtesy that characterizes a good chunk of the Western response to the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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